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ArticleFASEB bioAdvances2026

Essential Role for Telomeric Repeat-Binding Factor 2 in Cardiac Development and Function.

Ali Hakim Shoushtari, Aysenure Danis, Michael Wayne Stoner, Jeffrey Baust, Andrea Sebastiani, Paramesha Bugga, Janet R Manning, Bellina A S Mushala, Nisha Bhattarai, Imad Al Ghouleh and 2 more

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Article in FASEB bioAdvances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Ali Hakim ShoushtariDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Aysenure DanisDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Michael Wayne StonerDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Jeffrey BaustDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Andrea SebastianiDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Paramesha BuggaDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Janet R ManningDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Bellina A S MushalaDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Nisha BhattaraiDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
Imad Al GhoulehThe Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence Rhode Island USA.
Iain ScottDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-0928
Maryam Sharifi-SanjaniDepartment of Medicine Vascular Medicine Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.

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Abstract

Telomere repeat-binding factor 2 (Trf2) is essential for protecting our telomeres. While Trf2 global deletion is lethal, its role in organ-specific development, particularly in the heart, remains less understood. In this study, we investigated the role of Trf2 in cardiac development and function. Our studies reveal that cardiomyocyte (CM)-specific loss of Trf2 leads to profound defects in heart morphology, including impaired ventricular wall formation and compromised CM proliferation, concurrent with no CM telomere length attrition. Further, in vivo functional assessment and molecular analyses of CM-Trf2 deficient ventricles revealed severe cardiac dysfunction and, interestingly, altered nuclear envelope gene expression. Our work provides new insights into the essential role of Trf2 in heart development and function and potential avenues for therapeutic intervention targeting telomere biology.

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dilated cardiomyopathyhearttelomereTrf2

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PMID42405350
PMCPMC13330718

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